Members of bristol rising tide are succesfully blockading Aberthaw power station, Wales worst polluter. 10 Bristol activists have undertaken this as a joint action with Bath, Cardiff and Oxford activists as part of the international Fossil Fools Day protests protests against some of the worst polluting companies on the planet.
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Bristol Rising Tide blockade Aberthaw power station, Wales, UK
Fossil Foolery in Worthing, UK
Posted Apr 3rd, 2008
Worthing: Fossil Foolery at RBS, Natwest and Thomson travel agents
Five activists including one refugee polar bear descended on the streets of Worthing town centre to tell the public about the climate crimes of RBS, Natwest and Thomson travel agents.
UK Fossil Foolery! - Action Roundup
Posted Apr 3rd, 2008
What a day! UK actions by the numbers: 30 actions, 18 cities, 31 arrests UK actions.
Roundup from risingtide.org.uk: http://risingtide.org.uk/node/273
More details & photos for may of these actions can be found on http://www.fossilfoolsday.org and UK Indymedia: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/04/395361.html
Activists Blockade Major Gas Terminal, Norfolk UK. 19 Arrests
Earth First! UK activists today blockaded the UK’s largest off shore gas terminal at Bacton in Norfolk. 40% of the UK’s domestic gas comes ashore here, is processed and distributed by pipeline. Activists blockaded the main road outside the site at 6.30 am this morning, preventing construction workers and shift workers from arriving.
Protesters Shut down open-cast coal mine, Wales. 2 Arrests
Protesters Shut Opencast Coal Mine Direct action exposes ‘black hole’ in climate change policy Tuesday, 1st April, 2008: At 7am this morning, protesters halted work at one of the biggest opencast coal mines in Europe, on the outskirts of . They intend to remain on the site for several days.
Climate activists blockade E-on in Nottingham, UK. 2 Arrests
Climate activists from Eastside Climate Action blockaded E-on workers as part of International Fossil Fools Day.
At 7:30 this morning 30 people blockaded the entrances to E-on’s offices on Mount St, Nottingham City Centre. People covered in green paint to represent E-on’s greenwash, locked onto the front entrance to E-on’s office and stood in front of other entrances preventing E-on workers from getting to work.
Fossil Fools in the Streets of Glasgow, Scotland
Posted Apr 1st, 2008
A bunch of Fossil Fools took to the Streets of Glasgow today, trying to persuade people to up their carbon emissions by putting more petrol in their cars, applauding SUV’s and urging pedestrians to Stop Walking - Start Driving! Continue Reading »
Manchester, England Fossil Fools Parade!
Posted Apr 1st, 2008
Manchester’s Fossil Fools got up to all sorts of tricks today, visiting some of their idols in the city centre… unfortunately in our efforts to congratulate the best fossil fools a few mishaps occurred…
Some clowns got stuck in the revolving doors at RBS and a human pipeline was escorted from the city centre building by security. Some members of the parade got confused and chalked messages on the pavements, and people trying to escape the beating of drums ran to hide in the flight centre while the samba band, who really had no idea, blocked the entrance! Some policemen came along looking for Spartacus but couldn’t find him anywhere. Continue Reading »
Edinburgh, Scotland Rebel Clowns Action
Posted Apr 1st, 2008
Climate activists pull a prank that packs a punch on April Fools DayToday the Edinburgh battalion of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army (CIRCA) paid a visit to Sainsbury’s and Tesco to highlight the absurdity of Food Miles, as part of “International Fossil Fools Day”.Ten clowns descended upon the supermarkets between 4 and 6 o’ clock in the afternoon, in time to intercept shoppers on their way home from work. The red-nosed army marched into the new Sainsbury’s on Middle Meadow Walk, where they acted out the carbon intensive process of transporting food from farmer to plate. Continue Reading »
Cambridge, UK Fossil Fools Day Protest at RBS Bank
Posted Apr 1st, 2008
The Royal Bank of Scotland is one of the main financiers of climate crime, in the form of oil and gas exploration. After targeting the Trinity Street branch last year, this time protesters paid a visit to the Hills Road Branch to mark the occasion of Fossil Fools Day.See UK Indymedia.